Attachment for knitting or crochet needles



July 22 {1924; 1,502,584

. H. O. PERRY ATTACHMENT FOR KNITTING OR CROCHET NEEDLES Filed July 10.1923 Patented July 22, 1924.

TED STATES HANNAH O. PERRY, OF DARIEN CENTER, NEW YORK.

ATTACHMENT FOR KNITTING OR CRO'CI-IET NEEDLES.

Application filed July 10, 1923. -Seria1No.'650,677.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HANNAH O. PERRY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Darien Center, in the county of Genesee and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Attachments forKnitting or Crochet Needles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a holder for crochet needles and other needlesused for an analogous purpose, and the-primary object of the inventionis to provide a simple attachment which will hold its adjustment byfrictional engagement with the body of the needle to keep the hook inproper position for easy and rapid working.

The improved attachment consists of a strip of material of suitablelength with openings therethrough at regular intervals through which theneedle is passed, the attachment being positively held in its adjustedposition as may be desired by the frictional engagement of the walls ofthe openings with the body of the needle. The attachment is adapted tobe applied to-a needle body of equal diameter throughout or of any othercross sectional contour and may be used with either single or doublepointed needles and can be moved into any position to suit any size ofhand. The material used in the formation of the attachment will be suchas to stiffen the body portions of long fine needles, and being of anarrow and comparatively long construction, it is not cumbersome anddoes not retard the work by its use. WVhen it is desired to have thebody of the needle clear of any attachment, the improved device may bereadily removed.

Vith these and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionconsists in the construction and arrangement of the attachment whichwill be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

Inthe drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a double crochet needle, showing theimproved attachment applied thereto and the manner of grasping the same;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the improved attachment inthe position it occupies when applied to a needle, the latter beingpartially illustrated in dotted lines;

Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the improved attachment in the position itassumes when applied; and

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the improved attachment in its normalcondition.

The improved attachment consists of a comparatively narrow strip 5 offlexible material of any character adapted for the purpose, but practicehas demonstrated that leather is preferable. The strip 5 is finishedwith rounded ends 6 and at regular intervals throughout the lengththereof and in the center are a plurality of openings 7 which are inlongitudinal alinement.

In applying the improved attachment the hook end of the needle 8 isinserted through the first opening 7 at either end of the strip andsuccessively pushed through the series of openings and the strip drawnup over the body 9 of the needle in the position desired by the user orknitter. To permit the needle to be inserted through the openings, it isnecessary that the strip be bent so as to bring the openings in positionfor penetration, and in bending the strip of material, the walls of theopenings are alternately disposed in reverse angles relatively to theneedle, as clearly shown by Fig. 2, and it is also required that thestrip be bent or shaped in corrugated form so that the corrugatedportions 10 will be located at opposite sides of the needle with bothextremities 11 on the same side. By thus shaping the strip the walls ofthe openings 7 will set up a firm frictional grip on the body 9 of theneedle 8, owing to the reverse angular positions of the walls of saidopenings, and as a consequence, the improved attachment will bepositively held in its adjusted position and in the shape desired toserve as a gripping guide for the user of the needle in order tomaintain the hook 12 in proper position. When the needle having theattachment thereon is grasped by the user, the forefinger and thumb ofthe hand will occupy the positions shown by Fig. 1, or, the finger andthumb may be applied at a point in rear of that shown by Fig. 1, but inall methods of grasping the needle with the improved attachment thereon,the finger and thumb will bear upon opposite portions of the needle inthe open spaces between the walls of the corrugations or fiutings andthe adjacent fingers may touch or lightly bear upon the edge of thestrip within the hand, to assist in maintaining the needle andparticularly the hook 12 in the position best adapted for effecting crochet and knitting operations. At any time desired the improvedattachment may be shifted lengthwise on the body of the needle, or, ifit is required to use a needle for carrying a line of stitches, theimproved attachment may be readily removed.

As hereinbefore noted, the attachment when applied to a needle andparticularly a long fine needle will reinforce the body of the latter,and in all uses of the device the needle is prevented from slipping orrolling in the hand of the user.

In view of the simplicity of the improved attachment, it can be easilymanufactured and sold at a small cost price, and it will be understoodthat the general proportions and dimensions thereof may be varied atwill to adapt the same for use on needles of different sizes with thesame degree of efficiency.

What is claimed as new is:

1. An attachment for knitting and crocnet needles, consisting of a stripof flexible material with openings therethrough in positions forsuccessive insertion of a needle extremity to effect a removable andfrictional engagement with the body of the needle, the strip beingcaused to assume a regularly corrugated form on the needle body toprovide for holding the knitting extremity of the needle in workingposition.

'2. An attachment for knitting and crochet needles, consisting of astrip of flexible material with a plurality of regularly spaced openingsdisposed in longitudinal alinement for successive engagement with aneedle extremity and body when the strip is bent in reverse directionsto bring the openings in insertible alinement.

3. An attachment for knitting and cro chet needles, consisting of astrip of flexible material having openings therein to receive the needleand assuming a corrugated form when applied to the needle to providealternate open andv projected portions of the strip at opposite sides ofthe needle body.

4:. An attachment for knitting and crochet needles, consisting of anelongated comparatively narrow strip of flexible material with aplurality of corrugations and spaced openings formed in parts of thecorrugations and in longitudinal alinement to receive means formaintaining the corrugations in regular form.

5. An attachment for knitting and crochet needles, consisting of anelongated comparatively narrow strip of flexible material having aplurality of openings extending lengthwise thereof and adapted to bedisposed in alinement by bending the strip at intervals throughout itslength.

6. An attachment for knitting and crochet needles, consisting of anelongated comparatively narrow strip of leather of suitable thicknesswith successive corrugations of similar dimensions provided with aplurality of openings disposed in longitudinal alinement throughopposite portions of the corrugations.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

HANNAH O. PERRY.

